Sitting on a bus this morning, i found myself observing all the people around me. After a lot of deep thinking my heart started to break as i looked on to find not one person with the hint of a smile on their face, not one person talking to the person beside them. Everyone with ipods in their ears, even those with company around them.
I started to ponder why this is and how times change. I have this fond memory as a kid of catching the train everyday with mum and brothers to school, i clearly remember talking to random people on the train, having people greet me with a smile on their face as they would politely offer a seat to my mum. How times change... A lady this morning got onto my bus, heavily pregnant and not 1 person offered her their place. As i stood to my feet and questioned whether she would like to sit down she was so surprised and appreciative. While i was standing i again took the time to look around the bus and observe, and again my heart was breaking.
God started to stir up emotions in me, how broken is our world? All i could see on the faces of the people on the bus were worry & questions "how am i going to pay my rent" "how will i support my kids" "why doesn't he love me anymore" "where did i go wrong to end up here" "i cant remember the last time i laughed or smiled". Everyday, it doesnt matter who you are or where you are there are people around you that need God... they need to know his love, they need to hear about his mercy and his compassion. They need to know that he like other things does NOT fail!
The title of this blog is Freedom Reigns.. my reasoning for this is because Freedom is what the world needs. Yes we need Love and Justice and Hope and all those things that God brings, but alot of the time freedom is the fruit of these. So many people are caught up in the past, trapped by memories of abuse or a mistake. People are captives, locked away from happiness dwelling and pondering the sadness they have felt or the situations they are in. FREEDOM REIGNS. Jesus is FREEDOM. Its what he brings, why God sent him.. so that we may be free, that we may know true love. That we may live eternally with our father in heaven.
1 John 4:9 This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.
A love so great and powerful wouldnt you agree? As i sit here thinking about my life, i am so in awe of the goodness and faithfulness of my God. The Love he continuously pours out over and over and over again! Praise be to him :)
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
New Begininngs
Its a reality in life that as people we have to pass through a valley. Its also a reality that seasons come and go.. direction changes and as hard as it sometimes we have to leave something to learn something and grow. There is no doubt in my mind that regardless of the choices you make, God will always use it as opportunity to open your eyes, open your heart and guide you to see things for what they really are! I love that life is a journey, that there are always twists and that when you least expect it God does something that leaves you totally and utterly breathless, what a great God he is!
In a recent thought i had, i came to the conclsion that in my life alot of the time the valley has been the mountain top. The valley has been where i could feel god like never before, the place that although everything around me was sinking and uncertain his hands, favour and word were still with him.. still strong... still making me smile. What an amazing realisation!
I love that as much as the past changes so does the future. Our past pain, nightmares and hurt can cause us to be unsettled and unhappy in the now. The future and the thought of it can bring tears of Joy, tears of Hope, smiles and happiness or it can bring anxiety, sadness panic and depression. Personally right now, God is challenging me about the way i live right this second because the more i chase him right now, the more passionate i am, the more i run towards him and the plans he has for me will determine how much in abundance i do this as i grow and get older in him.
If there is one thing i urge you to do from my experiences... dont let the past dictate your future. You are not who you were! You have a choice. The sun goes down and ends a day, if you choose it to be the next morning when day breaks can be fresh and new :) Life is exciting, but we have to make the decision to see it!
xx
In a recent thought i had, i came to the conclsion that in my life alot of the time the valley has been the mountain top. The valley has been where i could feel god like never before, the place that although everything around me was sinking and uncertain his hands, favour and word were still with him.. still strong... still making me smile. What an amazing realisation!
I love that as much as the past changes so does the future. Our past pain, nightmares and hurt can cause us to be unsettled and unhappy in the now. The future and the thought of it can bring tears of Joy, tears of Hope, smiles and happiness or it can bring anxiety, sadness panic and depression. Personally right now, God is challenging me about the way i live right this second because the more i chase him right now, the more passionate i am, the more i run towards him and the plans he has for me will determine how much in abundance i do this as i grow and get older in him.
If there is one thing i urge you to do from my experiences... dont let the past dictate your future. You are not who you were! You have a choice. The sun goes down and ends a day, if you choose it to be the next morning when day breaks can be fresh and new :) Life is exciting, but we have to make the decision to see it!
xx
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